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Title: The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson

Contents: Deacon Brodie
Beau Austin
Admiral Guinea
Robert Macaire.

Credits: Transcribed from the 1907 William Heinemann edition by David Price

Summary: "The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson" by Henley and Stevenson is a collection of dramatic works composed during the late 19th century. The text is composed of several plays, with "Deacon Brodie" highlighted as a central piece, which explores themes of duality and crime through the story of the titular character, Deacon Brodie, who leads a double life as a respected tradesman by day and a criminal by night. At the start of the play "Deacon Brodie," we are introduced to William Brodie, a skilled carpenter and deacon of the Wrights in Edinburgh, who is portrayed as a man of great talent yet deeply entangled in a life of crime. The narrative presents his conflicting existence through conversations with other characters, including family members like Mary, his sister, and his uncle, the Procurator-Fiscal. As Brodie grapples with his dual identity, the opening establishes tensions between his responsibilities to his family and his involvement in criminal activities, foreshadowing the perilous choices he will face. This exploration of morality amidst crime captures a compelling drama that resonates with both internal conflict and societal judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 94.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Author: Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903

Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

EBook No.: 719

Published: Nov 1, 1996

Downloads: 473

Language: English

Subject: Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson

Contents: Deacon Brodie
Beau Austin
Admiral Guinea
Robert Macaire.

Credits: Transcribed from the 1907 William Heinemann edition by David Price

Summary: "The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson" by Henley and Stevenson is a collection of dramatic works composed during the late 19th century. The text is composed of several plays, with "Deacon Brodie" highlighted as a central piece, which explores themes of duality and crime through the story of the titular character, Deacon Brodie, who leads a double life as a respected tradesman by day and a criminal by night. At the start of the play "Deacon Brodie," we are introduced to William Brodie, a skilled carpenter and deacon of the Wrights in Edinburgh, who is portrayed as a man of great talent yet deeply entangled in a life of crime. The narrative presents his conflicting existence through conversations with other characters, including family members like Mary, his sister, and his uncle, the Procurator-Fiscal. As Brodie grapples with his dual identity, the opening establishes tensions between his responsibilities to his family and his involvement in criminal activities, foreshadowing the perilous choices he will face. This exploration of morality amidst crime captures a compelling drama that resonates with both internal conflict and societal judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 94.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Author: Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903

Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

EBook No.: 719

Published: Nov 1, 1996

Downloads: 473

Language: English

Subject: Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.